The South Farm is also headquarters for SRD, Inc. The two locations are ideally suited for field researh in cotton, rice, soybeans, wheat, corn, grain sorghum and vegetables. Stoneville R&D, Inc. also has excellent GLP facilities and on-site weather technology. Both sites are equipped with lateral irrigation systems. Our Agronomic system also allows for furrow irrigation. Accomodations for pecans, turf and greenhouse research are available as well.

GLP Research Experience
SRD, Inc.'s GLP research experience includes aquatic and soil dissipation studies, dislodgeable studies, Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC), decline and processing (including gin trash) studies, in-furrow treatments, environmental and aquatic monitoring, non-point source, and rotational studies. SRD, Inc. has experience in aerial studies and simulated aerial studies. We have used the same aerial service for all our studies since 1988.

Efficacy

SRD, Inc. specializes in efficacy studies involving regulated transgenic crops along with standard varietal evaluations of all area crops. Confidential efficacy studies in entomology, weed science, plant pathology, plant growth regulators and harvest aids are also a specialty. SRD, Inc. also has ample space for any type crop or treatment demonstrations plots and can assist companies with marketing surveys and new product training. We have on-farm, automated weather collection, as well as access to automated stations throughout the Delta.

Cropping History

SRD, Inc. has multiple sites for cotton, rice, soybeans, corn, wheat, sorghum, pasture, turf, vegetables, pecan, industrial rights of way and transgenic crops. We are located in the middle of the Cotton Belt and have vast experience in all types of cotton research. SRD's rice research area is representative of the predominate soil types for Mississippi's over 200,000 acres of rice.

Prescription Plot Service
SRD, Inc.'s prescription plot service provides product development representatives and other private industry professionals with a safe place to conduct plot work without fear of oversprays and other mishaps that may occur in farmer fields. Cooperators "prescribe" their needs, and we implement them according to their schedule.

Plot Harvesting and Cotton Ginning Capabilities

Mechanical plot harvesters are available for cotton, soybeans, corn, rice and grain sorghum. Our specialized cotton harvesters are designed to insure residue sample integrity. SRD, Inc. also has numerous gin arrangements to provide uniform preparation of cotton samples to provide reliable lint yields for cotton. SRD, Inc. has several gin arrangements to facilitate gin trash sample collection. Lint samples are customarily sent to Starlab, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennesse, for fiber quality analyses, but samples can be shipped anywhere at the request of the sponsor.

Services & Facilities:
• The South Farm has full facility backup generators.
• 12 X 12 ft walk-in freezer with alarm and backup generator
• Gins for gin turnout & % lint
• Gin trash collection
• Giddings soil sampler to depths of 4 or more ft or Concord samplers
• Pre-excavation soil sampling techniques
• Temperature-controlled chemical storage area
• Cone planters for row crops and rice
• Multi-species planters in-furrow sprayers
• In-furrow sprayers
• Gene applicators for experimental granular applications
• Rainfall simulator, non-point source
• Chemigation
• Seed treatments - Click here
• Germination Studies - Click here
• Electronic Notebooks
• Multi-boom plot sprayers
• Hi-clearance plot sprayers
• Study management, and product development